by Matt Firestone | Jul 30, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis on April 2, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-94, entitled “Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief” (“EO 20-94”). EO 20-94 provided for a statewide freeze on mortgage foreclosure causes of action and...
by Matt Firestone | May 21, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
Florida Statute Sections 718.1265 and 720.316 provide condominium associations and homeowners’ associations, respectively, the right to exercise certain emergency powers “in response to damage caused by an event for which a state of emergency is declared pursuant to...
by Matt Firestone | May 9, 2020 | Association Law, Blog, Covid-19
UPDATE JULY 29, 2020: EO 20-180 was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on July 29, 2020, and finally provided clarification on whether association lien foreclosures were intended to be covered by Florida’s Moratorium on Morgage Foreclosures. You can find more...
by Matt Firestone | Sep 26, 2018 | Association Law, Blog
Many community association declarations contain restrictions on the parking of vehicles on streets located within the community. For communities that contain private streets maintained by the association, it seems clear that these restrictions would be enforceable. ...
by Matt Firestone | May 17, 2016 | Association Law, Blog
Many homeowners associations and condominium associations struggle with the manner in which a bankruptcy filing by one of its owners should impact the ledger that is maintained by the association for the property owned by the owner that files the bankruptcy case. I...
by Matt Firestone | Oct 7, 2015 | Association Law, Blog
Many homeowners associations and condominium associations in Florida will be greatly impacted by a Florida appellate court decision that was issued in May of 2015. On May 27, 2015, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, in the case of Pudlit 2 Joint Venture, LLP v....